Context: Up to 65% of arable land in Africa is dedicated to maize production. It is a major commodity and source of food yet the constraint is drought, disease and weeds. The project is trying to make 100 varieties of maize in Africa that we are trying to make drought tolerant. Gender has become ...
International Livestock Research Institute
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[ILRI Communications and Knowledge Management unit plan, 2015-2016]
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ILRI Communications and Knowledge Management unit plan, 2015-2016
Over the last few years research funding has increasingly moved in favour of large, multipartner, interdisciplinary and multi-site research projects. This article explores the benefits and challenges of employing a full-time research fellow to work across multiple field sites, with all the local ...
Sugden, Fraser
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Punch, S.
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[The challenges and benefits of employing a mobile research fellow to facilitate team work on a large, interdisciplinary, multi-sited project]
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The challenges and benefits of employing a mobile research fellow to facilitate team work on a large, interdisciplinary, multi-sited project
This blog book tells the story of CCAFS research theme ‘Linking Knowledge with Action’; its approach and lessons learned throughout the years, especially 2014, while illustrating its many achievements through blogs and photos.
Kristjanson, Patricia M.
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Jost, Christine
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Vervoort, Joost M.
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Ferdous, N.
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Schubert, Cecilia
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[Moving from Knowledge to Action: Blogging research and outcome highlights]
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Moving from Knowledge to Action: Blogging research and outcome highlights
Cette note d’information résume les principales conclusions de l’étude, faite dans le cadre de la plateforme nationale de dialogue science-politique sur le changement climatique, l’agriculture et la sécurité alimentaire, ou plateforme C-CASA créée en 2012, sur l’importance de ce dialogue chercheu...
Sogoba, Bougouna
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Ba, Allassane
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Zougmoré, Robert B.
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Samaké, Ouodiouma B.
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[Comment instaurer un dialogue efficace entre chercheurs et décideurs sur l’adaptation au changement climatique au Mali]
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Comment instaurer un dialogue efficace entre chercheurs et décideurs sur l’adaptation au changement climatique au Mali
Pham Ngoc Diep
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Cadilhon, Joseph J.
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Maass, Brigitte L.
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[Field testing a conceptual framework for innovation platform impact assessment: The case of MilkIT dairy platforms in Tanga region, Tanzania]
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Field testing a conceptual framework for innovation platform impact assessment: The case of MilkIT dairy platforms in Tanga region, Tanzania
The CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) has in total produced two facilitation guides to support the development of Impact Pathways and project Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) for result-based management. The "CCAFS Theory of Change facilitation guide" ...
To kick off a pilot rural radio campaign on climate-smart agriculture (CSA), three seminar
workshops titled “Climate Change: iBroadkas Mo!”, for rural broadcasters in the Philippines
were organized by the Philippine Federation of Rural Broadcasters (PFRB), with the support of
the CGIAR Research P...
Cruz, A.
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Navarro, Rex
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Tabing L
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[Climate change reporting for rural broadcasters Engaging rural media for community mobilization on climate-smart agriculture in the Philippines]
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Climate change reporting for rural broadcasters Engaging rural media for community mobilization on climate-smart agriculture in the Philippines
Climate Airwaves is a project for building capacity among community radio broadcasters to investigate the local impact of climate change. The vision behind the project was to build the confidence of broadcasters to do stories by developing their skills in doing action research with communities on...